Doris Lessing’s Moving Nobel Prize Address
Her address, read by her editor.
Sad News About Author Terry Pratchett
On his website Pratchett announced he’s been diagnosed with a rare form of early onset Alzheimer’s.
Rockford Public Library Takes Over Barnes & Noble!
(from Shelf Awareness)
The old Barnes & Noble felt so much like a library that–
The Rockford Public Library in Rockford, Ill., has bought a former B&N and is moving its Northeast branch into the 23,000-sq.-ft. space, which is nearly three times as large as its current location, the Rockford Register Star reported. Renovations will include phone and data wiring, remodeling the bathrooms and creating three rooms. No word on whether the old library is being converted to a bookstore.
Mais Non! Amazon Ordered to Stop Free Book Deliveries in France
Story in The New York Times.
